Jimmy Butler trade: Heat sending disgruntled star to Warriors after trade demand, suspensions

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Jimmy Butler was a perfect fit for the Heat, until he basically announced he wasn’t. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

Jimmy Butler has once again found a new NBA team, with the bridge casually burned behind him.

The Miami Heat granted their disgruntled star’s trade request on Wednesday, finalizing a deal to send him to the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal will reportedly cost the Warriors Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson, Lindy Waters III and a protected first-round pick.

The deal is a complex one, with at least two other teams involved. The Utah Jazz are reportedly set to receive Schroder, while the Detroit Pistons are getting Waters and Richardson from the Heat. The Toronto Raptors were also reported to be getting Anderson, but that component has since fallen through.

Minutes after first breaking news of the trade, Charania reported Butler has agreed to a two-year, $121 million extension to stay in Golden State through the 2026-27 season. Butler subsequently provided his own confirmation, via musical tweet.

Butler was apparently the Warriors’ second choice, as it was reported earlier Wednesday that while Golden State was interested in a reunion with Kevin Durant, the current Phoenix Suns star was not.

This will be Butler’s fifth NBA team, and he still has yet to leave one cleanly, though it’s not like he hasn’t been vindicated with time. He was traded from the Chicago Bulls after clashing with head coach Fred Hoiberg and questioning his teammates’ motivation. He was traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves after similar clashes with Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins. He jumped to the Miami Heat after the Philadelphia 76ers chose Tobias Harris over him.

And now, he’s leaving the Heat after multiple suspensions, all preceded by a surreal news conference in which he pronounced he no longer had joy for the game of basketball and didn’t believe he could get it back in Miami.

The Heat first reacted by suspending Butler for seven games — a grievance from the National Basketball Players Association is still pending — and announcing they would look into trading him.

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Publish date : 2025-02-06 01:15:00

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